FIRM MAP ZONE: Property is
located in Zone X, area determined to be outside

the 500-year floodplain.

WATERSHED DISTRICT: N/A

SEPTIC/WATER APPROVAL: Public
water (City of King), septic approval has been issued for a business with four
employees.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS: N/A

EMERGENCY SERVICES: Sauratown
VFD, EMS - Station # 3 & 4 -Pinnacle.

EROSION CONTROL: When construction begins, if necessary. Less than
one (1) acre being disturbed.

ACCESS: Access is proposed off of NC Hwy 66. NCDOT must approve a
commercial driveway access.

SURROUNDING LAND USE: The subject property is located at
the corner of Denny Rd and NC Hwy 66. The property is currently zoned RA
(Residential Agricultural). The City of King owns property adjacent to the site
which is utilized for a water tower. There is a small H-B (Highway Business)
parcel next to the site that also has frontage on NC Hwy 66. There currently is
a residence on this property. The driveway for this residence encroaches on the
parcel involved in the rezoning request. The remaining surrounding property is
zoned M-1 (Light Manufacturing). Property across NC Hwy 66 is zoned RA
(Residential Agricultural) and is currently used for residential purposes. Property
across from Denny Rd. is zoned RA (Residential Agricultural) and is a part of
the Mount Olive Cemetery.

ISSUES TO CONSIDER:

Impact
on surrounding development.

·Consistency
with surrounding development.

Impact
on community infrastructure, roads, public services etc.

Potential
tax base increase due to increased commercial development.

STAFF COMMENTS: The rezoning request comes to the Board
as a general use rezoning request in the H-B (Highway Business) zoning
district; you may discuss the plat plan and commercial use of the property in
general not specific terms. There is currently an older house on parcel
6904-04-60-5422 and a singlewide mobile home on parcel 6904-04-60-5422. The
applicant has indicated that these would be removed from these parcels. The
property which is currently used for residential purposes is surrounded by
commercial property to the south, (H-B) and commercial property (M-1) and a
City of King water tower to the east.The commercial property to the south (H-B) is currently used for
residential purposes and was zoned commercially under the original adoption of
the zoning ordinance in 1983. The commercial property to the east was recently
amended with a Conditional Use permit approved on 10-02-07 for (12)
mini-storage warehouses. The requested change of the property to H-B (Highway
Business) does not appear to be out of context with the immediate surrounding
property. Residential use of the property may be an option, but the most
appropriate use may be for commercial purposes. The property has access to
public water but will be served by a septic system. There are limitations to
the uses that can be allowed on the property due to existing infrastructure and
the size of the parcel. If the rezoning petition is approved a site plan would
have to be submitted for any specific use proposed.

PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Board voted 8 to 0 to recommend
approval of rezoning request #210 from RA (Residential Agricultural) to
H-B (Highway Business). The Board felt that the request for a commercial zoning
district was consistent with the surrounding zoning classifications and the
mixed uses along NC Hwy 66.

STAFF REPORT

Conditional Use Permit # 211

(Stokes
County EMS station)

REQUEST:The
County of Stokes is requesting a Conditional Use permit for the construction of
an Emergency Medical Service facility.

SITE OWNER: Stokes County

APPLICANT:Stokes County

SITE LOCATION:The property is located on the west side of Chestnut Grove Rd. (SR# 1139)
approximately .2 mile south of the Chestnut Grove Rd. and Volunteer Rd.
intersection across from Sterling Pointe Dr., (Prestwick subdivision).

Map: 5993Parcel:
6915PIN #: 5993-01-17-6915

Deed Book: 404Page: 828Township:
Yadkin

SITE INFORMATION:

PARCEL SIZE: Total tract 1.52 acre

ZONING DISTRICT: R-20 (Residential Low Density) this property is a
combination of lots 1 & 2 in the Wildwood Cove subdivision recorded 8-24-77
and amended 12-29-78.

FLOOD HAZARD AREA: Not located in flood hazard area.

FIRM MAP #: 3710599300J

FIRM MAP ZONE: Zone X - Area outside 500-year floodplain.

WATERSHED DISTRICT: WS-IV
(Yadkin River)

SEPTIC/WATER APPROVAL:Public water (City of King). Soil has been
found to be provisional suitable for a septic system. Final plans for the
building need to be submitted before the septic system layout can be finalized.

EMERGENCY SERVICES: King VFD, EMS - Station # 3 & 4 Pinnacle

ACCESS:Driveway access will
be off of Chestnut Grove Rd. and should be approved by NCDOT

SURROUNDING PROPERTY: The surrounding property is
zoned R-20 (Residential Low-Density) to the north, RA (Residential
Agricultural) to the south and west and RE (Residential Exclusive) Prestwick
subdivision to the east. The surrounding housing types are manufactured housing
and stick built homes.

STAFF COMMENTS:The Planning staff views this request as a
necessary public safety facility which will provide benefits for the entire
county. The Conditional Use permit for this facility falls under County
Government uses in the R-20 (Residential Low-Density) zoning district. The
County Government uses category was created for any public use of land or a building
that the County may need to provide public services to the citizens. The
current EMS building in Pinnacle needs repairs and is not adequate to handle
expanded growth in the area and is not suitable for expansion. The Board may
add conditions to the request to ensure the use will be compatible and
acceptable to the community.

PLANNING BOARD
RECOMMENDATION: The
Planning Board voted 8 to 0 to recommend approval of Conditional Use permit #
211 for an EMS facility under County Governmental Uses. The Board made some
general comments and expressed some concerns about the proposed facility. They
asked if there was adequate land available for future expansion of the
facility. The Board also asked if there would be provisions for more than two
ambulances an onsite fueling station and an area for washing the vehicles.

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

(a)The requested use is listed among the
special uses in the district for which application is made.

(b) The requested use is essential or desirable
to the public convenience or welfare.

(c)The requested use will not impair the
integrity or character of the surrounding or adjoining districts, nor be
detrimental to the health, morals, or welfare.

(d)
Due consideration has been given to the suitability of the property for the use
applied for with respect to trends of growth or change; the effect of the
proposed use upon the community; requirements for transportation, schools,
parks, playgrounds, recreational area, conservation of natural resources,
preservation of floodplains, and encouraging the most appropriate use of the
land.

(e)
Adequate utilities, access roads, drainage, sanitation and/or other necessary
facilities have been or are being provided.

(f)That adequate measures have been or will be
taken to provide ingress and egress so designed as to minimize traffic
congestion in the public streets.